noun ·5 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   US standard spelling of aetiology. US, alt-of, countable, standard, uncountable
2. 2
   the philosophical study of causation wordnet
3. 3
   the cause of a disease wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

accounting foraetiologyanswerabilityantecedentantecedentsapplication

Etymology

See origins at aetiology § Etymology. By surface analysis, etio- + -logy.

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